Percy Onabigon
| Percy Onabigon | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1966 |
Percy Onabigon was a member of Long Lake #58 First Nation.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- Home community: Long Lake #58 First Nation[2]
- March 2025: He was sent to McKellar Hospital and then to various southern Ontario mental institutions starting at age eight. He lived in institutional care until his death at the age of 27. His remains are scheduled to be returned to his home community on May 1, 2025, 59 years after he died.[2]
- September 2026: Decades of advocacy and repatriation efforts were required to bring him home to Long Lake #58 First Nation. The article refers to this person as deceased (no date of death is given).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chiefs of Ontario calls for action to confront Indian Residential School denialism and honour Survivors", Anishinabek News, 30 September 2026 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School Survivors gathering brings together Survivors and support", Anishinabek News, 24 March 2025 (archived copy; original article).